silent letternoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsaɪ.lənt ˈlet.ər/us/ˌsaɪ.lənt ˈlet̬.ɚ/A silent letter in a word is one that is written but not pronounced, such as the "b" in "doubt"
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Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alveolar
- approximant
- articulatory
- aspiration
- assimilation
- bilabial
- clear l
- clipped
- consonant
- nasalization
- onomatopoeia
- palatal
- palato-alveolar
- pharyngeal
- phoneme
- pronounce
- velum
- voiced
- vowel
- weak form
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